Fishing net modeling

willipop

everything is different

Box

If you are doing it for accurate technical construction drawing I can understand that, but if it's for rendering then make it from repeat sections.

willipop

here's a link for the sketchup file : I really like the way the net is shaped

(we.tl)

Box

I don't have a computer that will cope with it at the moment.

willipop

It's the 7meg file, without the edges in solid tube!

Box

Personally to me the difference from one side to the other is so small that I would make them symmetrical.
You would reduce the file size enormously.

willipop

once the file is open, I can easly navigate in it. I now have to find a nice way to render

Box

Ah well, I can't help you much there, my only rendering experience is with Twilight.

willipop

I will test to export the shadows from sketchup and tweak it with photoshop

Box

Oli will probably pop back soon, he knows far more about rendering than me.

willipop

I never learned a software that fast. Thx to all of you guys, I really appreciate ! I will subscribe to premium member ^_^

Box

It's worth pointing out that components can be scaled and and modified and still be instances of the same component.
As you can see in this image I have used one component in three places, I used Fredoscale to scale and shear them to fit in the required spaces, I didn't bother to be too accurate as it's only an example.
It's a bit more work in some ways to pull them into shape, but it's means less tube making. So if you were to fit 10 nets this way you only have to make one set of tubes to get 10 full nets.

Something to keep in mind for the future.

willipop

hi mates !

quick screenshot of one perspective I did last night ^^

Box

Nice one, good to see it was worth the effort.

olishea

looking great! more!

willipop

thanks guys ! I'll send more pictures asap

yin1212

Thanks for you guys!